Singer replants Dartmouth Square

Much to the surprise of local dogwalkers and lunching businessmen enjoying Dartmouth Square park in Dublin today, singer-songwriter Damien Rice could be seen on his knees helping to plant 32 pear and apple trees.

It was part of an initiative by the singer to put something ecological into his work schedule for every place he visits. Rice is currently working on a collaborative album with all proceeds going to nature, he said.

While there is a romantic notion of being a musician, his work generates plastic and he creates pollution by touring around the world, so he wants to give something back, he told The Irish Times.